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The University of Minnesota Fieldhouse is seen on Monday, July 16.

University Field House to see $7.4 million in renovations

by J.D. Duggan
Published July 19, 2018
The upgrades will bring the facility up to NCAA-level standards for track and field competition.
A bike with its wheels stolen sits locked outside of Coffman Memorial Union.

UMN bike thefts down almost 33 percent

by Hannah Ovcharchyn
Published July 19, 2018
The department equips GPS systems in bikes to catch thieves and prevent future crimes.
St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board member Ted Tucker reviews two draft designs for Logan Park in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 14 during the twentieth annual East of the River bus tour of neighborhood parks in northeast and southeast Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Park Board seeks UMN feedback on long-term park plan

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published July 19, 2018
The Park Board has reached out to University student groups and classes and is seeking feedback throughout July.
University President Eric Kaler fields questions after stepping down as president one year before his term is scheduled to end on July 13, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Faculty members across UMN system respond to Kaler’s announcement

by Natalie Rademacher and Hannah Ovcharchyn
Published July 18, 2018
Throughout University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler's tenure, financial and academic priorities have been key points among feedback from faculty and staff.
President Eric Kaler delivers his State of the University address at Coffman Union Theater on Thursday, March 7, 2016.

Search for new UMN president begins

by Katrina Pross
Published July 18, 2018
The University of Minnesota's Regents have begun discussing what the process will look like.
District Executive Cheff Gregg Malsbary poses for a portrait inside TCF Bank Stadium on Monday, July 16. Malsbary led relief efforts to cook thousands of meals a day for people impacted by the two volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala this year.

UMN chef volunteers in disaster relief efforts

by Cleo Krejci
Published July 18, 2018
A University chef traveled to Hawaii and Guatemala supporting kitchen-driven relief efforts after volcanic eruptions this summer.
Stocker Zach North fills cooler shelves at United Noodles in Minneapolis on Friday, July 13. The Staple Foods Ordinance requires all grocers to carry certain healthy food items, but some small businesses have violated it, leading city council members and UMN researchers to reconsider the ordinance's value.

City officials look to change grocery regulations to make staple foods ordinance more inclusive

by Tiffany Bui
Published July 18, 2018
Council member Cam Gordon is reworking what qualifies as a staple food in City ordinance.

UMN administrators, researchers work with lawmakers to author agricultural research bill

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published July 18, 2018
The bill will make research the University does with individual farmers private.
The Board of Regents listen to Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar present during a regents meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

University systemwide strategic plan nears completion

by Katrina Pross
Published July 18, 2018
The final presentation on the plan was presented to the Board of Regents last week.

University-area neighborhoods respond to Minneapolis Comprehensive Plan

by J.D. Duggan
Published July 18, 2018
The neighborhood organizations addressed concerns of accessibility and density for the draft-phase of the City of Minneapolis' guiding plan.

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